Shoppers say fake Fingerlings sold through major sites, manufacturer works to get more in stores

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Many parents pre-ordered what is expected to be the hottest toy of the season back in September, only to receive a counterfeit item one month before Christmas.

“My friend is like, ‘where did you get that?’” said Bronx mom Evelyn Lugo. "She’s like 'you literally have the mythical creature.'”

Lugo lucked out when she walked into a Toys R’ Us and saw five or six on the shelves. But her friend was not so lucky. She pre-ordered a Fingerling off of Amazon in September and received a counterfeit in the mail.

"When she showed me I’m like 'this is not real,'” she said. "Even though it says Fingerlings, you can tell.”